chapter 2

The chaos hit like no one could have imagined. The lives of people were being traded for food, sex, and weapons. What was left from the over thrown governments of the super powers, attempted to produce a world currency, but it was too late. It was like wolves getting a taste of blood for the very first time, it was no stopping them. People became no different than savages. Survival of the fittest had became the one true mantra. No one was truly safe from the famine or human trade that was occurring through out all major cities. After all was said and done the Neonates had no other choice but to execute their contingency plan for such madness. The planning that went into this was unlike anything else. This plan was passed down from each of the Neonate's grandparents right down to the date of execution of Plan Override. The followers of the Neonates fell by the thousands once the human trade assumed it's place as the most valuable of all commodities. It took longer than anticipated for people to turn on one another, and for them to over throw the Barter Banks. Farms were over run, and Farmer's families held hostage so they can continue producing food. Teachers were over thrown from their control of their cities by tyrants who had joined forces. No one group was as organized like the one that took over the Island of Manhattan, which was now known to many as Death Island thanks to the amount of bodies that surrounded it. The Hoard of Scavengers who over took it purposely threw the bodies into the Hudson to scare off any other groups thinking about crossing over to Death Island. Each of them had groups of men at any given time guarding the bridges and tunnels while their women held families as hostages by night.The Neonates were all hand selected for their rightful place in the Zero Experiment, knowing that of the 8, their lives all lead to this ultimate purpose that took two generations of Neonates to put into place. Each Neonate began as children, at the young age of 8, they each were top of their class, and excelled in multiple martial arts, military combat, and high levels of what was known as techno warfare, hence the Zero Experiment. The 8 families knew dating back to the original members that the loss would be great to reset the world to a new order, and take back the very freedom that they believed should be afforded to those who deserved it. After the Great Depression, and needless wars, the Neonates became firm in their beliefs and steadfast in their planning. The 8 families were all survived by the present Neonates who each didn't have families, hence allowing them to not have any distractions and to have left zero time for anything else outside of training. Each of the 8 Neonates had their own circle of trust in which they sought council with. Many of them were family members, siblings, and their teachers. The entire Neonate community consisted of just under 350 people. Each of the families were spread through out the world on different continents, except 2 who were cousins, Xyrus and Xiera. They were both bunkered below the subways in Manhattan right below Wall Street. This was considered control command, yet it was now home to the Surface Savages as they often referred to them as.Xyrus and Xiera were the only two of the Neonates to be blood relatives which is mainly because they were the Grandson and Granddaughter of the 2 founding members whom were brothers. Xiera was not meant to be one of the Neonates as she was the only women out of the 8, but due to her being the very best at techno warfare out of the others, she was clearly the best choice over her brother who was born with birth defects that eliminated him from becoming one of the 8. Jacob and Liam, the founding members were of the highest respected in their time, and with both men having served their country as scientists they soon saw the outcome ahead that they felt could only be deterred by an extreme experiment that meant losing it all. They knew this could not be had on their own, so they took on others within their inner circle, and once the 8 families concurred that all was not to be done within their lifetime, they began to condition their children in all areas of combat, and to the highest level of technology. John and Paul were then left to carry out their father's plans for the Zero Experiment along with the other 6 Neonate decedents. John being one of the most smartest of all was able to condition Xyrus and Xiera well into his 80's before he passed. Xyrus and Xierra were both the senior Neonates, and found themselves needing to execute the next phase of the Zero Experiment so that they can bring order back to their Island. No one could prepare them for what they would have to do next. To Be Continued...